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Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 PCIe modules are available at Rutronik

Fri, Feb 04, 2022

Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 PCIe modules developed by Silex for faster, reliable WLAN used in mission-critical applications are now available from Rutronik. The Silex SX-PCEAX tri-band Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 PCIe module has the 6GHz band in addition to 2.4 and 5GHz bands. The module is based on the Qualcomm SoC QCA2066 Wi-Fi 6E module.

In addition to the tri-band IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax WLAN, the Silex SX-PCEAX supports the Bluetooth 5.2 BR / EDR / LE standards. It can be used in medical applications, especially in the field of diagnostic imaging, warehouse / logistics applications such as self-propelled industrial trucks or intelligent production lines, as well as for use in industrial environments (industrial PCs) and industrial automation.

Silex offers the modules in several sizes and form factors. The PCI Express card form factor, for example, is suitable for the migration of 802.11ax into existing legacy PCIe designs. The surface mount M.2 LGA type 1418 requires minimal space, says the company while an M.2 plug-in card in M.2 2230 format is also available.

The SX-PCEAX module is certified for use in Europe, North America, Japan and Canada. Silex also offers additional certification services for previously non-certified regions.

Operating temperature range is -20 to +65 degrees C. The SX-PCEAX-SMT measures 14.0 x 18.0 x 1.9mm, the SX-PCEAX-HMC measures 29.85 x 26.65 x 2.9mm and the SX-PCEAX-M2 measures 22.0 x 30.0 x 2.7mm.

Distributor Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente was founded in 1973 and is an independent, family-owned company. It is represented worldwide with more than 80 offices and offers customer support including Europe, Asia, and the USA.

The broad product portfolio includes semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as embedded boards, storage and displays, and wireless products. Divisions are tailored to automotive, embedded, power and smart markets, with both specific products and services tailored to the respective applications.

There is technical support for product development and design-in right to the research area, individual logistics and supply chain management.

Customers also have access to the Rutronik24 e-commerce platform.

http://www.rutronik.com

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Axiomtek partners with Hailo to develop edge AI computer

Thu, Feb 03, 2022

Industrial computer manufacturer, Axiomtek has partnered with AI chipmaker Hailo to develop the RSC100, an Arm-based edge AI computer. The computer is also called Plato and support the Hailo-8™ edge AI processor which features up to 26T operations per second (TOPS) for running deep learning applications efficiently, intelligently and sustainably. The partnership with Hailo offers customers a new level of AI across a range of market segments such as smart city, smart retail, industry 4.0 and smart transportation, said Axiomtek.

“The powerful yet affordable RSC100 (Plato) is our first fanless edge AI computing system that adopts the Hailo-8,” said Ken Pan, Axiomtek’s product manager. “The RSC100 (Plato) provides system developers with highly efficient implementation of innovative AI solutions at reduced time-to-market and engineering costs. . . . the RSC100 (Plato) is well suited for use in smart city applications, including smart surveillance, smart factory, smart agriculture, and smart transportation,” he added.

According to Liran Bar, vice president of Business Development of Hailo, the RSC100 (Plato) will serve as a gamechanger in the edge AI space.

The RSC100 (Plato) has flexible and capable storage including a 16Gbyte eMMC onboard, an M.2 Key M 2280 SATA SSD slot with PCIe x4 NVMe interface and a Micro SD slot to maximise performance, density and throughput for critical workloads. Benefiting from dual GbE ports, the RSC100 (Plato) enables IP cameras and lidar connectivity with greater bandwidth for video analytics. Furthermore, the edge computing appliance has two full-size PCIe Mini Card slots, a SIM slot and an M.2 Key B 3052 slot for additional expansion. These slots allow various peripheral modules such as Wi-Fi / Bluetooth, 5G / 4G / LTE and additional storage to expand functionality.

The RSC100 (Plato) offers rich I/O interfaces including one HDMI 2.0 port with support of 4K2K, dual GbE LAN ports, dual RS-232/422/485 ports, dual CANbus ports, dual USB 2.0 ports, 8-CH DIO, one console port, and seven SMA-type antenna connectors for WLAN and 5G / LTE usage.

The rugged edge AI box is designed with over-voltage protection and over-current protection as well as reverse protection. It can also withstand vibrations of up to 3Grms in harsh environments with a temperature range of -20 to +70 degrees C, making it ideal for compute-intensive AI applications at the edge. In addition, the RSC100 (Plato) supports Linux operating system.

The Hailo-8 architecture enables edge devices to run sophisticated deep learning applications that could previously only run on the cloud. Hailo-8’s advanced structure translates into lower power and minimal latency, with enhanced privacy and more reliability for smart devices operating at the edge, said Axiomtek.

http://www.axiomtek.com

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JEDEC-compliant multimedia card saves space

Tue, Feb 01, 2022

Two industrial-grade, embedded multimedia cards (eMMC) have been announced by Alliance Memory. The 4Gbyte ASFC4G31M-51BIN and 8Gbyte ASFC8G31M-51BIN are designed for solid-state storage in consumer, industrial, and networking applications. Each 11.5 mm by 13 mm 153-ball FBGA package integrates NAND flash memory with an eMMC controller and flash transition layer (FTL) management software.

The devices comply with the JEDEC eMMC v5.1 industry standard, supporting boot operation, replay protected memory block (RPMB), device health report, field firmware updates, power-off notification, enhanced strobe features for faster and more reliable operation, write levelling, high-priority interrupt (HPI), secure trim / erase, and high speed HS200 and HS400 modes. The ASFC4G31M-51BIN and ASFC8G31M-51BIN are also backwards-compatible with eMMC v4.5 and v5.0.

The eMMCs will be used in products such as smart watches, tablets, digital TVs, set-top boxes, VR and AR headsets, digital cameras, infotainment, CCTV, surveillance, automation, point of sale (PoS) systems, and emerging embedded applications.

According to Alliance Memory, the eMMCs simplify designs for fast and easy system integration, speeding up product development and time to market. They also save space by eliminating the need for an external controller. The FTL software provides high reliability and stable performance with wear levelling and bad block management.

The ASFC4G31M-51BIN and ASFC8G31M-51BIN operate over an industrial temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees C and offer programmable bus widths of x1, x4, and x8. The devices’ NAND memory with internal LDO can be powered with a single 3.0V supply voltage, and the controller can be powered by 1.8V or 3.0V dual supply voltages.

Samples and production quantities of the eMMCs will be available in Q1 2022, with lead times of 12 weeks.

Alliance Memory provides critical and hard-to-find memory ICs for the communications, computing, consumer electronics, medical, automotive, and industrial markets. The company’s product range includes flash, DRAM, and SRAM memory ICs with commercial, industrial, and automotive operating temperature ranges and densities from 64kbit to 8Gbit.

http://www.alliancememory.com

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TSN Ethernet switches are turnkey for industrial automation

Fri, Jan 28, 2022

Believed to be the industry’s first turnkey devices for industrial automation networks, the Microchip’s LAN9668x family of time sensitive networking (TSN) switching devices delivers IEEE standards-compliant features to lower latency data traffic flows and greater clock accuracy.

Connected warehouses and other industrial ecosystems with converged IT and operational technology architectures rely on TSN and Ethernet for precise timing, synchronisation and connectivity of devices including cameras, barcode readers, scanners and conveyors. These ecosystems require next-generation network technology to interconnect device, sensor and equipment communication. The LAN9668 TSN switching devices deliver IEEE standards-compliant features and are complemented by Microchip’s LAN8814 quad-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) physical layer (PHY) transceiver.

Microchip’s LAN9668-I / 9MX and LAN9668-9MX devices are eight-port switches for industrial and commercial applications, respectively, outfitted with Arm Cortex-A7 central processing units (CPUs), supporting TSN IEEE standards for communication in industrial settings. These include IEEE 1588v2 and IEEE 802.1AS-2020 for precision timing, IEEE 802.1Qci for per-stream filtering and policing, IEEE 802.1Qav and IEEE 802.1Qbv for traffic shaping and IEEE 802.1CB for seamless redundancy, as well as IEC-62439-2 (Media Redundancy Protocol) and ODVA-DLR and IEC-61158-6-10 for media redundancy.

Microchip’s Ethernet Switch API (MESA) and PHY API (MEPA) enable designers to develop a comprehensive, user-friendly function library that is operating-system independent. The LAN9668 and LAN8814 scalable TSN chipsets are supported by Microchip’s software framework and provide the lowest latency and end-to-end transmission of communication traffic.

The LAN8814 is a quad-port GbE PHY that supports the latest TSN requirements including IEEE 1588 v2 and frame pre-emption. Designers using LAN9668 and LAN8814 technology can employ the TSN chipset to achieve timing, stream reservation, protection and management, to reduce both development time and cost.

“While devices and equipment previously required their own communication systems, TSN improves interoperability through connecting data streams to simplify traffic,” said Charles Forni, vice president of Microchip’s USB and networking business unit. “Enabling converged network architectures, this technology allows developers to expand their products into new markets and provide better performance in existing networks,” he added.

Microchip also provides associated IStaX/SMBStaX and WebStaX network operating systems. They include a reproduceable reference design available as a board design or kit of Microchip parts including TSN switches, Ethernet PHYs, clock devices and oscillators.

The LAN9668-I / 9MX and LAN9668-9MX TSN Ethernet switches are supported by the VSC6817SDK IStaX Linux application software, an industrial Ethernet switch software solution supporting Microchip’s managed Ethernet switch devices. The VSC6817SDK IStaX Linux network OS is an industrial Ethernet switch software which supports Microchip’s managed Ethernet switch devices. The SMBStaX Linux network OS and WebSTaX Linux network OS are available to commercial designers. These development tools are highly integrated with advanced L2+ switch features.

Reference designs and evaluation boards also are available from Microchip and the company’s distribution partners.

The LAN9668/9MX and the LAN8814/ZMX are available in volume production.

http://www.microchip.com

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Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 PCIe modules are available at Rutronik

Axiomtek partners with Hailo to develop edge AI computer

JEDEC-compliant multimedia card saves space

TSN Ethernet switches are turnkey for industrial automation

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